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x, 371 pages ; 24 cm, \"In this book, the world's foremost scholar of Kabbalah explores the understanding of erotic love in Jewish mystical thought. Encompassing Jewish mystical literatures from those of late antiquity to works of Polish Hasidism, Moshe Idel highlights the diversity of Kabbalistic views on eros and distinguishes between the major forms of eroticism.\" \"The author traces the main developments of a religious formula that reflects the union between a masculine divine attribute and a feminine divine attribute, and he asks why such an \"erotic formula\" was incorporated into the Jewish prayer book. Idel shows how Kabbalistic literature was influenced not only by rabbinic literature but also by Greek thought that helped introduce a wider understanding of eros. Addressing topics ranging from cosmic eros and androgyneity to the affinity between C.J. Jung and Kabbalah to feminist thought, Idel's study will be of interest to scholars of religion, Judaism, and feminism.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-343) and index, Kabbalah and some prekabbalistic attitudes toward eros -- Du-partzufin : interpretations of androgyneity in Jewish mysticism -- God's

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Author

Idel, Moshe, 1947-

Publisher

New Haven : Yale University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300108323

Category

religious

Subjects

Judaism, Fiction, History

Rating

4.18 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14